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prabhu sloka padi’ patra chindiya phelila

bhittye dekhi’ bhakta saba sloka kanthe kaila

SYNONYMS

prabhu—the Lord; sloka—verses; padi’-reading; patra—the palm leaf; chindiya—tearing to pieces; phelila—threw; bhittye—on the outside wall; dekhi’-seeing; bhakta—the devotees; saba—all; sloka—verses; kanthe—within the throat; kaila—kept.

As soon as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu read the two verses, He immediately tore up the palm leaf.

However, all the devotees read these verses on the outside wall, and they all kept them within their hearts.

The verses read as follows.